Hegesh is rolled against ‘Wake’, presents speech standards to the main generals, Almirantes

While the Government wobbles on the edge of a closure, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegesh went to an auditorium full of several hundred most experienced military commanders in the nation convened to the last minutes around the world.

The event occurred at a base of the Marines’ body in Quantico, Virginia, a safe site one hour south of the capital of the nation. Hegseth began the event with an extraordinarily forceful speech about the importance of “warrior spirit”, a term that uses to describe the spirit that makes combat units effective.

“We must be prepared,” he said. “Or we are ready to win or we are not.”

“This speech today is people and it is culture,” he said, asking for “the right culture in the war department.”

He acknowledged why he fired General CQ Brown as president of the Jefes of the Joint General Staff and Head of Naval Operations, Lisa Franchetti and other high -level leaders.

Hegseth said his justification “has been simple”, arguing that it is difficult to change a culture with people who benefited from that previous culture.

He did not demand more “fat generals”, saying that all members of the service would need to comply with physical conditioning tests and toilet standards.

“No more Beardos,” he said. “The era of unacceptable appearance is over.”

Brown never pressed “quotas” for promotions within the army, which is based on a system based on the merit that Hegseth said that too many people were unfairly punished for “toxic leadership.” Brown and others pushed the idea of ​​recruiting a broader section in America so that the military looks more like the nation to which it serves.

The secretary added that the department is “cleaning the way for leaders to be leaders.”

“You could say that we are finishing the war against the warriors,” said Hegseth.

He told his audience that if all the new standards have presented makes their “hearts sink”, then they should resign.

As expected, Hegseth, who now goes through the title “Secretary of War”, pressed hard, as part of the broader brand change ordered by Trump, the importance of enforcing the combat standards that keep lethal troops.

Trump followed Hegesh with his own speech.

Last week, the general and flag officers were told at the level of a star and above that they would fly to Quantico from their service stations with only several days of prior notice and without indications of what the meeting could be discussed. The Pentagon declined to comment on the meeting, and the speculation quickly spread that the meeting could have to do with urgent cuts to the military force or the national defense strategy, which would establish new priorities for the second Trump administration and could change the way the troops are trained and equip themselves.

In the end, however, the sources said that the meeting appeared, at least from now on, to be more a speech to “gather the troops” similar to what Hegseth frequently gives in public places and in Fox News interviews. But their comments, which will be broadcast live to the public, will also provide a main photo opportunity with Hegesh addressing hundreds of main military generals such as their boss.

On Sunday, the program received an unexpected jolt when the White House announced that Trump would join Hegesh in Quantico. The White House has not said when or how the president learned of the HEGSETH meeting or why he wanted to participate. Attendees have not said what Trump’s comments will focus on.

The Department of Defense, which now copes for Trump and Hegseth as the “War Department”, has not said how much it will cost to fly in so many people at the last minute, although several hundred thousand dollars are expected to cost.

Nor is it clear exactly how many people were invited. In general, there are 838 total general and admiral officers in active duty, 446 of them are the highest ranges of two stars, three stars and four stars, according to the latest statistics of the June Pentagon.

The event occurs when the government is becoming a possible closure that could force some 2 million troops to work without paying if an expense bill does not approve of Congress at midnight on Wednesday.

The majority of military personnel are on their way to being paid on October 1, authorities said on Monday. But after that, the troops would be at the mercy of the negotiations in Capitol Hill, which remain at a dead point.

According to a contingency plan published by the Pentagon this weekend, all active service troops should continue working. The Plan says that contracts can also advance, but under greater scrutiny with priority given to efforts to ensure the southern border of the United States and build the American missile shield of Trump known as “Golden Dome”, as well as operations in the Middle East and naval construction.

It has been speculated that commanders traveling from all over the world to listen to Trump and Hegseth speak on Tuesday could be trapped in their workplaces assigned if the government closes that night. But according to the Government Guide, the staff must return home as soon as possible if a closure occurs while a work trip is made. Any travel cost incurred after the closure is reimbursable once the expense resumes.